Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-24

Fnption The advance eoatinusd antil The
eiose. which uas qaiet hst frm a. cr
near ths hsat nRares % TIE dsy.
kallreaa mana9era IN aes.lua.
CM1cA9o, Eeh. 70 The General Man
aGers OF tAs Western Association lInea
teoay parity agreed upon an advances n
tnfu19n rates oAtWean Cennoil BlnMn
and ChicaRo. Unless the Managers Fe-
cornlaer their act3on, TIE fariH rnkan
aftor April lsf viii Be aboag a. follows,
naai bound wheat. Omaha % Chioapo.
- cents per hundred; live stock. -
car, 80 told rate h e45l; hoQR. 8I,os
packing house pFodeats, cents ~ m.
dred above Kansas CITY rates. Co1noil
Huns and Kansas City rates wiil Ghonf
correspond. In the norshuesl a. a.
tempi viii be made 20 advance an rates
exoepl Hour and grain, from 5 10 10
cents q hundred, alfhooah al leaaa ona
OF tne reads h opposed 10 any innraaan.
on the ground that IL ID called upon %
nunt 10 own baskness. and noe 10 nro-
tect others.
The Texas HnvesaaRnsaoa.
WAaHuaroN. Feb. - william Canan
and Robert Wright ahitaA Dsmocrnase
CLERKS OF eleetion at k1ewellyn's poliiaq
place last November, were examined
~ toe Texas Investigating Oommittso
today. Ioey described the skootlna of
Devices beiton. They did net Sc anV
maas on the face Of tie man Who waa
KILLED, Der did they zee she man Who
nred. ]. A. Vernon (whise), Juslics az
she Peace elected on beth ticksla. va1
sworn he held an inoueat
upcn the body OF Dswaes Dot
Ton. He declared thaa the man
was NOT masked or disguised I'M amv wnV
when The inquest vas held. Beni. ".
Obrey white D q farmer and tha ure-
siding Judge at ehe GrAball polling
place, testified thai there waa ne in
tlmidatian at the polla. bus thaa at
about II O'clock .. n. the hallol- box
vas Faided By masked men while she
vote vas being ooanted. As for as the
oount bad progressed, Judge Kirk uaa
II votes ahead OF his Republican COM
peiisor. he attempted 20 prevent tho
capturing Of the ballet boz, bas pistoIs
were placed aRainst bic face and he gave
the box up.
Ex GovsrnsR John Ireland. OF Texaa
she next witness, testified thak there
was large negro element Ia Wmnhina-
ton County and that sinoo she passage
OF the reconstruction lass there mad
been more or lesa disturbance IN eha
county. The county revenues had hsen
wasted and glolrn until within the lani
two or three years. The methods re-
sorted 30 BY those il authority, the
witness said, finally became 90 revolving
70 the better portion OF the Repuhlican
party that Peoples Party vas formed.
he knew through The papers and the
current rumofs Of the raidina Of one
of tao ballot boxes and the
killing OF Bolton and the lynchina of
three negroes, but be knew nothing per-
lonaDy OF specific local Ross Of violanoe.
Ihe witness declared thai tha charge In
lhe memorial 10 the Senate that "a, an
Ohief Executive, had refused 10 protect
me memortAlists was untrue. He had
never been asked or requested 10 pfoteat
lhem. The negroes Of Texas. be aaid,
we're OF dsciie, eonndinR nature. and
auiet when left 20 themselves.
They we're very easily excited, hosoveF,
Phen frtquently harrapgued b. those
shom they looked upon as their Lead
~. u vas unsafe for . negro n . ne
Iro district 70 openly espoues or vote the
)enoeratlo ticket. The negroes were
lot interfered With by the Democrats
lAa WIZ AAN0AAM ~ H0AE ~ tAUN UI.8..M
md do as they pleased, % long az they
g society alone. The purpose Of the
shite leaders of the negroes was aener-
lily 10 create q political following ana
o play the rale Of political martyrs, no
= 10 procure office OF recognition. Thev
old the negroes that Cleveland'a ad-
ninisiration was responsible for tha
aKthquakes, the drouth, and the fact
hat cotton brouRhs bat cents per
'ound.
The witness vas cross-examined By
lsnator Spo0neF and said that be spoke
D q general way about the negroes Of
lexaa, and that he had not been IN
Washington connty bat about q houFs
4 the last ton yearA He only knew of
be oounty's revenues being wasted az
matter OF notoriety, and could only
Instance one defalcztion durinR twenty
our years ot kepahiioau control. He
lid mean 10 say that lha county rev
nues we're wasted each year OF Repub-
loan control.
The witness admitted 10 Senator
,pooner that bis information about the
political msthods Of the Republicans Of
Warrington county vas very general.
No citizsn Of Texas was ever called
lpon 10 witness an outrage upon ths
ballot boxes. Jadge Rector, Chairman
Df the Republioan stats Central Com
nittee Of Texas, called the witness a.
Iention 10 the iynohino Of negroes,
vhsle deolarinR that be did not belioye
any good would come Of 10. judge
Rector said the Offering Of q reward
would stop ths Republican party In the
North from RreAohtmQ mqmimma TIE
South. Adjourned until tomorrow.
Pension BaIls Approved.
The President has approved 81 private
pension bllls since Monday, and has
returned 8 private pension bills 70 Con
eress without hisapproval.
InJuneafsn Refasea.
1NotANAPoLls, FEB. 23.-The Supreme
Court today handed down ita Decision
IN tho Smith W. RebeFtson oass. II
which the former prayed for an in5ano.
tion 10 restrain the later from exsfols-
ING the duties of Lieutenant Governor,
the position 70 which be vas chosen
At the general eieotien In November
last. The opinion refuses the ininno.
tion on the grounds Of No furisdlotion.
The case must n0w be decided By tha
General Assembly.
De9sFs 90 . STRIKE
PATERSON On. -, Feb. 0.-Ths dof-
fers. Who suDDly the spinning frames
with b0bhins tn The Barbour Flax
Spinning Works. struck today for 20
advance 81 G5 cents Per day. Tka
spinnsrs refused - Do the dofinR and
also lsft their work. wheEsupon TIE
mills we're closed, thFoWine over 11Oo
people cut Of smploymsnt.
The HnGlsnai EabeF Convemalom.
CmmNHATH, Feb. 23.-It was an hour
after the time for convenimR this morn
inR when the Chairman called abou3
one-hAR of the Dtiaantea Of the Ma
tiOnaI Labor Convention 70 order. TIE
other half we're either busy at commit
Tee Wofk oF we're diaineiinsd 20 woEk.
On motion Of Mrs.. Bevernnoe, Of Wis
c0nsin. the rules we're saspsnaed and
CFockeF, 0f Kansas. was permitted -
explain the Oklahoma movement ana
N nrnaauf \ nraannhla as1A fnan1mf1nn N